needleworker

Other forms: needleworkers

Definitions of needleworker

1. noun

   someone who does work (as sewing or embroidery) with a needle
   types:

   edger

   a person who puts finishing edges on a garment

   embroiderer

   someone who ornaments with needlework

   garment worker, garment-worker, garmentmaker

   a person who makes garments

   knitter

   someone who makes garments (or fabrics) by intertwining yarn or thread

   sewer

   someone who sews

   baster, tacker

   a sewer who fastens a garment with long loose stitches

   cloakmaker, furrier

   someone whose occupation is making or repairing fur garments

   dressmaker, modiste, needlewoman, seamstress, sempstress

   someone who makes or mends dresses

   embroideress

   a woman embroiderer

   outfitter

   someone who sells men's clothes

   sewing-machine operator

   someone who sews by operating a sewing machine

   stitcher

   a garmentmaker who performs the finishing steps

   sartor, seamster, tailor

   a person whose occupation is making and altering garments

   tucker

   a sewer who tucks

   type of:

   maker, shaper

   a person who makes things